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Assoc. Prof David Meya, a THRiVE post-doctoral fellow, has been recognized as a world expert in Cryptococcosis by Expertscape, a website that identifies and objectively ranks medical expertise. The announcement was made during fungal week, commemorated between September 21-25 2020. Assoc. Prof.Meya was placed in the top 0.1% of scholars writing about Cryptococcosis over the past 10 years by Expertscape’s PubMed-based algorithms, a level they label as
“World Expert.” Expertscape uses the National Institute of Health’s PubMed database to identify those individuals and institutions that are conducting research, publishing papers, and conducting clinical trials around different medical conditions. Assoc. Prof. Meya’s recognition is based on his contribution of 61 academic papers on Cryptococcosis that he has authored since 2010. “
Kudos to you! Reaching this level of expertise is a tremendous achievement, and we are proud to share your professional accomplishments with the world,” reads information to Prof. Meya from Expertscape. Throughout his career, Assoc. Prof Meya has distinguished himself by his dual commitment to translational research and health education. His PhD study set out to understand why people who had recovered from meningitis and started on ARVs were having reoccurrences.
Additionally, Assoc. Prof. Meya has led epidemiological and
translational research studies as well as randomized clinical trials in prevention and treatment of Cryptococcus meningitis.
